tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152065252017-05-14T04:48:02.437-07:00South AzerbaijanAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-41966550446153041372007-02-01T12:39:00.000-08:002007-02-01T12:40:55.791-08:00US Cites Systematic Repression of Iranian Dissidents, Minorities By David Gollust State Department31 January 2007 The U.S. State Department Wednesday called on the Iranian government to cease what it said is the systematic repression of political dissidents and activists from ethnic and religious minorities. The comments came in response to reports of mistreatment of a jailed Azeri-Iranian prisoner, Abbas Lisani. VOA's Davd Gollust reports from the State Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1170188649010957202007-01-30T12:24:00.000-08:002007-01-30T12:24:09.033-08:00Akbar Alami: A quick action is necessary to be taken for the case of Abbas Lesani.According to ILNA (Iranian Labour News Agency), Akbar Alami, Member of Parlament, said that the physical condition of Abbas Lesani is critical, according to his family.He mentioned that Abbas has gone to hunger strike because of some discriminational behavior of prison authorities.Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1161026540431565092006-10-16T12:22:00.000-07:002007-01-11T11:28:03.913-08:00Reza Abbasi, a Zanjani journalist and South Azerbaijani activist, sentenced to one year in prison.Reza Abbasi, a Zanjani journalist and South Azerbaijani activist, sentenced to one year in prison for 'insulting the leader and senior officials' and making 'propaganda against the system', according to his lawyer, Saeed Khalili.Saeed Khalili told Iran's ISNA student news agency that Reza Abbasi has tried in the Revolutionary Court in Zenjan and sentenced to one year in prison.Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1153667398320377462006-07-23T08:04:00.000-07:002006-10-01T16:55:59.630-07:00Iran: Authorities should exercise restraint in policing Babek Castle gathering and address human rights violations against Iranian Azeri TurksAMNESTY INTERNATIONALPublic StatementAI Index: MDE 13/074/2006 (Public)News Service No: 16829 June 2006Iran: Authorities should exercise restraint in policing Babek Castle gathering and address human rights violations against Iranian Azeri TurksAs the annual Babek Castle cultural gathering of Iranian Azeri Turks approaches on 30 June 2006, Amnesty International is urging the Iranian authorities Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1152726575452486782006-07-12T10:42:00.000-07:002006-07-12T10:50:04.060-07:00Ahmadinezhad in TabrizPresident Ahmadinezhad has been greeted by Bozgurd sign in Tabriz!Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149357125923519722006-06-03T10:52:00.000-07:002007-01-22T02:58:45.830-08:00Abbas Lesani has been arrested.By a violent invasion, police have arrested Abbas Lesani, a well-known and highly respected activist of South Azerbaijan movement, on July 3, 2006. They searched his home and some property damage is reported. They also collect some of his personal staffs like mobile phones, PC and books.Authority has arrested Mr. Lesanli several times. His defense in the court of justice is famous and motivates Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149208195093161272006-06-01T16:55:00.000-07:002006-06-01T18:10:22.203-07:00Reactions to the insulting article published in Iran Newspaper about azerbaijanisFollowing the publication of the insulting cartoons in the nationwide newspaper “Iran”, hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis protested against “Persian chauvinism” in the streets of Tabriz on Monday, May 22nd. The cartoons made analogies such that the Azerbaijani people were compared to cockroaches that should be exterminated by cutting off their food source (excrements). The May 22nd Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149205884484810312006-06-01T16:44:00.000-07:002006-08-21T14:59:38.406-07:00Insulting article published in Iran Newspaper about azerbaijanisIran Newspaper, Friday May 12th 2006, Special edition for kids:First Method: DiscourseSome people think one shouldn’tseek violent methods at the first hand as it kills the mood. So we should first try to sit down at the table and talk to “roaches” in a very civilized manner. But the problem is that “roaches” don’t know language of human. Grammar of roaches’ language is also such tough (still Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149192273838904722006-06-01T13:01:00.000-07:002006-06-01T13:08:28.503-07:00A movie from TabrizClick here Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149101445633691432006-05-31T11:48:00.000-07:002007-02-01T02:37:09.893-08:00The Anatomy of Iranian Racism: Reflections on the Root Causes of South Azerbaijan’s Resistance Movementby Dr Alireza Asgharzadeh1. The Belief in the Superiority of ‘Aryan’ Race2. The Belief that Iran Is the Land of Aryans3. The Belief in the Purification of Aryan Race of Iran through Language4. The Practice of Anachronism in Interpreting Works of History, Religion, and Literature5. The Belief in Essentialism and an Essentialist notion of Iranian-ness6. The Belief in the Systematic Practice of Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1149100934817209362006-05-25T11:23:00.000-07:002006-05-31T11:43:17.263-07:00Long Live Azerbaijan!Click Here for News,Click Here for More PhotosAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1140977415123971132006-02-26T10:10:00.000-08:002006-04-05T21:55:29.693-07:00Memorial Ceremony for Khojaly Genocide in Tabriz, Qum and AharAn elaborate ceremony has been held in Tabriz, Qum and Ahar to mark the 14th anniversary of Khojaly genocide.In Tabriz, the ceremony started at 4:30pm on Sunday 27, 2006 in front of the Armenian Prelacy. Some 500 people took part in this ceremony. Police tried to prevent it but they were unsuccessful. At 5:30pm, police disrupted the affair firing tear gas and jabbing their nightsticks, and Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1140916601583240612006-02-25T17:16:00.000-08:002006-02-26T14:00:47.706-08:00“First Mother Tongue, Then Nuclear Energy”On Tuesday, February 23, 2006, in the evening, some South Azerbaijanis students gathered in front of the east door of Amirkabir University of Technology as an expression of protest on the cancellation of the Mother Tongue Congress. The authorities of the university had firstly authorized the congress but later, they cancelled it without any announced excuse.Condemning the cancellation of the Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1140711897091332832006-02-23T08:21:00.000-08:002006-02-23T08:25:35.956-08:00Online Petition : International Mother Language DayTo: UNESCOThe Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro MatsuuraWe are writing to bring your attention to the systematic suppression of the Azeri-Turkish language and the imposition of Persian by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). In most societies, the written and the spoken languages are the same. In such a society International Mother Language Day, February 21st, is a day of celebration and Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1139179639510569622006-02-05T14:46:00.000-08:002006-02-05T14:47:19.526-08:00Declassified Documents on Iran and the United StatesDocument 1: "Developments in the Azerbaijan Situation," Central Intelligence Group, Office of Reports and Estimates (ORE 19), secret, June 4, 1947One of the first crises of the post-World War II period between the United States and Soviet Union centered around the northern Iranian province of Azerbaijan. Moscow’s refusal to withdraw its military forces after the war and its clandestine support Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1138063700229192632006-01-23T16:48:00.000-08:002006-01-23T16:48:20.290-08:00Davood Azimzadeh got arrestedDavood Azimzadeh, who is a teacher in Marageh, got arrested yesterday, January 22, 2006. The arrest was carried out at the behest of the Ministry of Information, which coordinates intelligence and security affairs in Iran. His accusation has not been announced yet but it is said that it should be related to a report about an environmental disaster in Maraghe.Source: http://www.durna.se/eimzade.htmAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1137869323424186402006-01-21T10:48:00.000-08:002006-01-21T10:48:25.780-08:00Reyhaneh Poorgani got arrested.Reyhaneh Poorgani, a member of Central Islamic Student Association of Zanjan University and editor of "QIZIL OZAN", a banned student magazine, got arrested by the office of the Ministry of Information, which coordinates intelligence and security affairs in Iran. The authorities of the Zangan University asked her to present herself to the office of the Ministry of Information in Zangan. She got Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1137868364483870472006-01-21T10:32:00.000-08:002006-01-21T10:48:52.323-08:00Yashar Hakkak Pour Maragei got arrested.Yashar Hakkak Pour Maragei, senior student of Zanjan University, got arrested today, January 21, 2006. The arrest was carried out at the behest of the Ministry of Information, which coordinates intelligence and security affairs in Iran. Yashar has been kept in an unknown place.Source: http://qeydar.blogfa.com/post-130.aspxThanks from http://yurdumuz.blogspot.comAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1137458948659838762006-01-16T23:21:00.000-08:002006-01-16T22:22:27.383-08:00"Gorkhu Dada" Stone MonumentBy: Aydin Rahimi"Gorkhu Dada" is a stone monument in a valley called Tangry Dada near Anbaran, a pleasant city with a mild climate, located 40 km from Ardebil, Iran.Located over a 100m high hill, this monument with a height of 30m and a width of 6m has a human face characteristic including eyes, nose, mouth and chin. It was discovered by an Ardabili Mountaineer, Mr. Sageb Hamidi, in 1998. HoweverAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1137478170522691582006-01-16T22:09:00.000-08:002006-01-16T22:16:26.000-08:00To conscientious SolesRe: OPEN LETTERI would like to kindly address you on behalf of our 30 million Southern Azerbaijanis, systematically deprived of the most basic rights, the right for education in mother tongue. Here, I am providing you with the translation of a text written by a political prisoner eliciting the survival of the mother tongue of this helpless nation being attacked by Iranian chauvinism in this day Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1136760487778648032006-01-08T14:45:00.000-08:002006-01-08T14:48:07.793-08:00New AddressYou can read this site from http://www.southazerbaijan.com/ as well as http://southazerbayjan.blogspot.com/Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1135363275306636822005-12-23T10:41:00.000-08:002006-01-04T11:33:46.950-08:00The revolation court of Khoy imprisoned an Azerbaijani activist.Javad Abbasi, a Salmasian teacher and political activist, has been sentenced to jail on Thursday 21, 2005. The court announced that Javad Abbasi had been found guilty ofpublishing the announcements of the South Azerbaijan national movement,attending in the Babak Castle Congress,taking part in the Pan-Turkic meetings,formation of Pan-Turkic meetings,providing financial support for the South Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1133228935825981472005-11-28T17:48:00.000-08:002006-08-11T23:09:18.206-07:00About the foundation of the Azerbaijan Democrat Party (The third part)This plan was very simple. In Tabriz, mentioning that Tehran can not do any progress, most of my friends said “It should be started from Azerbaijan. First, here should be reformed. We have to create national government here by the help of Azerbaijanis. Tehran is the head of reactionaries and the center of dictatorship. Tehran has been against all non-central movements. In first step, we should Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1132473280904835512005-11-19T23:54:00.000-08:002005-11-20T09:33:54.093-08:00Pictures of Satarkhan Ceremony1st Set.2nd Set.3rd Set. Aydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15206525.post-1131571393075166402005-11-09T13:23:00.000-08:002005-11-26T03:57:02.396-08:00Safar khan QahramanianAzerbaijanis pay tribute to the honour of the true soldier of Azerbaijan , Safar khan QahramanianAydin Yoldashnoreply@blogger.com3